Paradise
- 186
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Paradise” gives readers of the Expeditionary Force series what they come for: military space adventure told with humour. In this third volume the starship crew sets out to learn what became of the soldiers left behind on a world they call Paradise. Some readers find each instalment much like the last and carry on for the jokes; some say the audiobook is the better way to take it.
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About the book
While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying to assure that hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been stranded on the planet they nicknamed 'Paradise'. The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can't do anything about it without endangering Earth.
Reading order · Expeditionary Force
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 233 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 233 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Paradise?
It has 186 pages — shorter than 95% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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